KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia of using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant "for terror" after the operator of the facility reported major damage at the site. Energoatom, operator of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the south of the...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia is using Europe's largest nuclear power plant as a base to store weapons including "missile systems" and shell the surrounding areas in Ukraine, an official with Kyiv's nuclear agency said Friday, while nearly the entire country was placed on air raid alert.  A...
Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (REUTERS / FILE PHOTO) A PUBLiCUS Asia survey has found that the “majority” of Filipinos support the construction of a nuclear power plant in the country. In the 2022 PAHAYAG 2nd quarter nationwide survey conducted from June 16 to 22 with 1,500 respondents, 59 percent...
There has been a lot of talks happening on nuclear energy because of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s executive order to include it in our energy mix and President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s campaign promise to install at least one nuclear power plant and to consider the revival of the...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos reiterated the stand of his diocese opposing the revival of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) to help address the power shortage in the country. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (Manila Bulletin file) “Our pastoral statement of rejecting and saying ‘no’ to the...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos has renewed his diocese’s opposition to efforts to revive the nuclear plant on Bataan peninsula near Manila. Bishop Ruperto Santos(CBCP/File Photo/MB) “Our pastoral statement of ‘No to BNPP’ rehabilitation stands,” CBCP News quoted the prelate's interview on...
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Former Senator Antonio Trillanes III, who is running for senator under the ticket of Vice President Leni Robredo, warned against the revival of the controversial Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, saying that it is just a “shell” and that there’s basically nothing there that can benefit the country....
Former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has called on the national government to review the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) in order to mitigate the effects of the ongoing fuel crisis. Ejercito noted that the continuing rise in the price of electricity and chronic power shortages...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo would be open for discussions on tapping nuclear energy but it will not be among her priorities if elected. (Photo courtesy of VPLR Media Bureau) Instead, she will prioritize the crafting of roadmap to fulfill the country's commitment to the COP26 of...
President Duterte has signed an executive order that would establish a nuclear energy program for the Philippines which aims to support the country's growing power demands. The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is seen during a tour around the BNPP compound in Morong town, Bataan province. (Reuters...
STA. CRUZ, Laguna - Whether it is to reactivate or totally abandon the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), such a decision would be prioritized by PROMDI Party standard-bearer Senator Manny Pacquiao if and when he becomes the country’s next president. Senator Manny Pacquiao at Sampaloc...
